Health and Care Passports

Introduction

Health and Care Passports are documents with information about a person. They help people access support and reasonable adjustments that meet their needs. Passports can be useful in many different situations, including:

• when attending an x-ray,
• a visit to the job centre, or
• being in contact with the police.

Passports help others understand what people’s needs are and how to support them better. This might be by making adjustments. This could be:

• dimming bright lights,
• offering a quieter space,
• or making an appointment at a time of day that is less busy.

The passport takes the pressure off the individual to speak up for themselves. This is important, especially at times that are stressful, such as a medical appointment.

Any passport you create belongs to you and should be looked after by you. You don't need a diagnosis to use one. You must give permission for it to be copied or shared.

We have created a short video about choosing the right passport for you:

You can also watch this short video, which explains what a hospital passport is:

This page outlines 6 different passports, and who they may be suitable for.

We encourage anyone using a passport to give their feedback. This helps to support future developments. To provide feedback, you can email APB@eastsussex.gov.uk or complete our web form:

• Passports - Tell us what you think | Microsoft Forms

Children's Healthcare Passport

The Children's Healthcare Passport has been designed specifically for children and young people.

It can be used for any health, care and support needs.

You can visit the NHS website to view this passport:

• Children's Healthcare Passport | NHS

To provide feedback about this passport, you can email APB@eastsussex.gov.uk or complete our web form:

• Passports - Tell us what you think | Microsoft Forms

Health Adjustment Passport

The Department for Work and Pensions created the Health Adjustment Passport.

The Health Adjustment Passport can be used if you're looking to move into work or stay in a job. It's for those with a disability or health condition.

This passport can be used to:

• support you to identify what support and changes (known as reasonable adjustments) you may need when you are in work or moving into work.
• help you to apply for support from Access to Work. This could include funding for specialist equipment to support you to do your job.
• help you talk to employers about adjustments and in-work support that you may need. A job could also include, self-employment, or a supported internship.

View the Health Adjustment Passport PDF.

Health Care Passport

The Health Care Passport has been designed for people accessing:

• hospital,
• medical support, or
• care support.

It is useful for people with more than one condition. It allows for information to be shared between different staff who may be supporting you.

We are in the process of adding this passport.

My Health Passport

The National Autistic Society created the My Health Passport.

They designed it for autistic people to use to support their health needs.

View the My Health Passport PDF.

Sussex Autism Passport

The Sussex Autism Passport was created by:

• Sussex Police,
• Sussex Local Authorities, and
• the NHS.

This passport is useful for autistic people. It could be useful when in contact with any public service.

View the Sussex Autism Passport PDF.

This is Me - My Care Passport

The This is Me - My Care Passport is for general health and care use. It has a traffic light system to signal the importance of information to different staff.

This is a simpler medical and care passport for general use.

View the This is Me - My Care Passport PDF.

Glossary of East Sussex SEND Terms

We explain some of the terms used on this website on our page, Glossary of East Sussex SEND Terms.